Apparatus for making fence-posts.



No, 833,882. l u'rmfrmoctrfza, 1906.

APPARATUS P011 MAKING FENCE PosTs.`

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PTNESSES:

ATTORNEY.

l GEORGE A. VLE EEvRE, oE OEANGEBUEG, NEW YORK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

APPARATUS FOR MAKING FENCE-POSTS- 'Pateated 00u23, 190e.

Application filed August 21, 1905. Serial No. 274,997.

T0 yol/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. LE FEvEE, ofOrangeburg, in the ycounty ofRockland andl State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedApparatus for Making Fence- Posts,of which the following is a full,clear, and exact-description.

Myinvention relates to improvements in an apparatus for makingfence-posts such as have theirbody portion formed of concrete or othercement 3, and the object of my invention .is to produce asimpleapparatus which can be' conveniently operated by a singlepersonand which is adapted to give to a plastic post the desired shapeand is also constructed so that a binding-core can `be easily applied tothe body portion of thepost to prevent the post from breaking. Myinvention is especially intended .to provide a simple form of apparatuswhich can be used by a farmer, for` instance, to make his own`fenceposts and which is constructed so that a particularly strong postcan be produced and .also which is intended to produce a post which willnotheaveor be displaced owing to climatic changes.

With these ends in view my-invention consists of certain features ofconstruction and combinations of parts, which will be hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, formin a part ofthis speciiication, in which 'simi ar iigures of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 isa longitudinal section of the apparatus embodying myinvention, showing the cement or lastic material in the mold. Fig. 2isla detai elevation of a preferred form of core which is used inconnection with the mold and forms a partl of the apparatus. Fig. 3 is across-section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an elevation of apost formed in Fig. 5 is a broken modification of the device which isintended to produce holesthrough the post, and Fig. 6 is a brokenelevation of a post made by the apparatus shown in Fig. 5. A

` My apparatus comprises a mold which can be given the shape ofthedesired fence-post,

and for convenience I make the mold in two parts 10, which can befastened'together in any convenient way or hinged, if desired; but

Ihave shown them connected lby ordinary swing-bolts 1()a on one memberwhich engage lugs 10b on theopposite member. This form offastening is acommon 'one and is referred to simply to make the case clear. The moldis widened att-he to as shown at 11, in order that the post, w ich issha ed in it, can be widened at this part, which orms the bottom portionof the post, as shown at 11a in Fig. 4. It has been found in practicethat where a post is considerably enlarged at the bottom 1t is notreadily displaced by frost, moisture, &c.

Y The bottom of the mold corresponds to the top portion of the ostformed therein, and while the mold wou d give the desired shape to thepost without any foot part I prefer to use a foot 12, which is securedto the bottom portion of the mold and has, preferably,strengthening-ribs 13. The form of the support is not essential, but theobject of it is to enable one person-to convenientlyform posts. 'Withthe construction shown a person can stand the mold on its foot 12, theninsert'the core, as resently described, and then iill the mold, w ereasif the foot were not used it would need a person to support the mold orsome extraneous devices to support it.

In `connection with the mold and forming a part of the post-makingapparatus I use a core 14, which has a plurality of wings 15 and 16, andfour of such wings are sufficient for most purposes. A convenient way toform the core is to have a cross-piece 15 with slots therein and havetwo wings 16, which are arranged at right angles to theY cross-piece orweb 15 and which have lugs 17 adapted to enter the slots and be turnedover, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.. This particular construction ofcore is not essential, however, and if the form of core shown is used itcan be struck up in any convenient way. The core is intended to fitnicely in the mold, and the wings of the core are provided with holes18, so that when the plastic material is laced in the mold it will passthrough the lioles 18, forming keys, as in Fig. 1, which securelylock-all' parts of the post together, and the" core gives to the post astren th which will enable it to withstand all or inary shocks. Ifdesired, pins or Vipes 19, as iin Fig. 5, can be inserted throug holeswhich may be left in the mold 10 and through corresponding necessary,tamped in.

'quantity of cores could make posts very holes in the wings or 16 of thecore, and then when the post is formed holes 192L will be produced inthe post, (see Fig. 6,) which holes are adapted to receive pipes in casea pipe-fence is formed, or wires can be thrust through them, ifnecessary.

In Fig. 5 I show two lugs 15"L on the wings 15, and these littlelugsserve to hold the core 14 Jfrom actual contact with the mold 10, andso the wing portions of the core are conipletely covered by cementexcept at the points where the small lugs project, and thus the life ofthe core, and consequently of the post, is prolonged.l

In using the apparatus the mold is stood on end, as in Fig. 1, the core14 is placed in the mold, and the plastic material which is to form thepost is then poured iny and, if After the material is set the mold canbe opened and the post is ready for use. It will be seen that a personwith two or three molds and a sufficient rapidly and would be able toproduce a cheap and substantial post. It will be observed also that theapparatus which I have shown is constructed so that the core its nicelyin the mold, and therefore the mere act of dropping it in makes thedevice ready for use.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. An apparatus of the kind described,comprising a mold oi' two longitudinally-separable parts, said partsbeing abruptly enlarged at one end which is open and provided with'lixed ianges at the opposite end, said flanges forming a foot on whichthe mold can stand.

2. An apparatus of the kind described, comprising a mold open at one endand tapering toward the other, the said mold being abruptly enlargednear its open and larger end and provided at its opposite end with asupporting-foot.

3. An apparatus of the kind described, comprising a mold having twolongitudinallyseparable parts abruptly enlarged near one end which isopen, integral flanges at the opposite end and outer sides of the mold,said ilanges forming a supporting-foot, and means for fastening thetwoparts of the mold together.

GEGRGE A. LE FEVRE.

Witnesses:

WARREN B. HUToHINsoN, WrLLrs A, BARNES.

